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The ABC did not “demand … a big funding boost in the federal budget” – or in fact any funding boost. The ABC asked that the government not impose its flagged pause in indexation funding. However, that was locked in and will amount to a further $83.7 million cut over the next three years.

Also, the enhanced newsgathering funding is existing funding that has been renewed for a further three years; its renewal does not “increase the ABC’s triennial base operational funding to almost $3.2 billion from $3.16 billion”.

The message from Acting Managing Director David Anderson can be read here.

The ABC has grown remarkably since it launched on 1 July 1932. This is a snapshot of our achievements, programs and personalities and celebrates the ABC's contribution to Australian life for more than 80 years.